Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Virginia Department of Health
 
Board
State Board of Health
 
chapter
Regulations for Licensure of Abortion Facilities [12 VAC 5 ‑ 412]
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7/29/14  9:34 pm
Commenter: Alicia Jahsmann

REPEAL TRAP regulations
 

I feel strongly that the Board of Health must COMPLETELY REPEAL and rewrite the current regulations of women's health centers in order to protect women's health and preserve access to comprehensive reproductive care.  All health professions should be regulated, but these politically motivated restrictions aren't necessary for patients' safety. Instead, these restrictions endanger women's health by reducing access to women’s healthcare, such as cancer screenings and birth control.  Doctors, health care professionals, and a majority of Virginians oppose these regulations.

If the regulations are not repealed and rewritten, tens of thousands of Virginia women and families will lose access to critical medical care.  Please take the medically right and ethical path rather than the political one.  REPEAL TRAP regulations – thank you.

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